Water → Methyl 4-bromo-2-nitrobenzoate

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Add concentrated sulfuric acid (7 mL) to a solution of commercially available 4-bromo-2-nitrobenzoic acid (25.0 g, 102 mmol) in methanol (150 mL), and heat at reflux for 16 hours. Cool the reaction to room temperature and pour into water (500 mL) and adjust the pH of the suspension to 9 with solid sodium carbonate. Extract the solution with ethyl acetate (2×250 mL), then combine the organic extracts and wash with brine (100 mL), dry over sodium sulfate, filter and remove the solvent under reduced pressure to afford the title compound as a pale amber oil, which crystallizes upon standing (20.5 g, 78%)

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